Rounds Announces Bill to Encourage Converting Cropland Back to Pasture

Rounds/Klobuchar RANCH Act Promotes Returning Marginal Cropland to Grass

Should we call Senator Marion Michael Rounds “Minnesota Mike” for collaborating with Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar on a new federal bill seeking to turn cropland back to pasture? The Rebuilding America’s National Cow Herd Act, or RANCH Act, would create a voluntary federal program with an enrollment cap of 20 million acres. Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota co-sponsors the legislation. …A South Dakota State University study estimated …

Rounds announces bill to encourage converting cropland back to pasture

MITCHELL – Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds unveiled a bipartisan bill Wednesday at Dakotafest that would pay farmers to convert less-productive cropland back to grass and allow the acres to